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Ghana today finds itself in the harshest economic meltdown in many years. This is not because the government of the day is not doing its best, but for the simple reason that as a people we are yet to wake up from the slumber of…

Another election year is with us and Ghanaians have yet another opportunity to prove to the world that the country would continue to be the beacon of democracy in Africa. Born in 1957 the Republic of Ghana had seen many turbulent…

West Africa has become a hub for drug trafficking and usage, as cartels exploit weak security systems, and collaborate with locals to use the region as transit route for exporting illicit drugs to Europe and North America. The region’s…

Dr. Donald Kaberuka, bowed out of office as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in September 2015 when he handed over to newly elected Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. Dr. Kaberuka is credited with what are considered the…

Some health personnel are refusing postings to areas where their presence could help save lives and hinterlands in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of the Northern Region are no exception. The reasons are quite simple. The facilities are…

A few years back, the rest of Ghana looked on helplessly while the two dominant political parties, toggled the tenure of senior high school education between three and four years. At a point in time, one batch of final year students…

For a large number of the Ghanaian population, the annual ritual of hearing the budget presented to Parliament is as old as the hills, for the simple reason that not much changes – there is slow development, and not much that one can…

The Finance Minister, Seth Tekper presented the Ghana Budget 2016 Statement to Parliament Friday November 13, 2015. You can download the highlights in pdf format on this link: Budget 2016 Highlights

In the last couple of weeks Ethiopia has literally been shining as a country. The country’s international ratings seem to have soared when the country launched its light rail system in the capital Addis Ababa. It became the first…

Ghana seems to be literally groping in the dark, as the country’s power crisis is deepening, despite several announcements and promises by government to resolve the ongoing energy crisis which has come to be known as ‘dumsor’. Recent…